furthest estimate

[graham31]

What the furthest you have traveled or would be willing to travel to do an estimate?

I got a call to do a estimate the day in Stirling 40miles from Glasgow to estimate Bathroom walls

[Colour Republic]

Depends on how big the walls are!

[david campbell]

if the jobs big enough graham and can cover fuel costs then i'm happy!plus if someone is phoning from stirling then it might be cos they can't get a tiler through there and could lead to more work!

[Oli]

Yorkshire is quite a big place, furthest i've gone is 45 miles. Something you have to remember to factor into the qoute, 3 x 45 mile return trips is pretty much a tank of feul.

[LM Ceramics]

i would travel if the job was big enough anywhere obviously the further a field you travel your reputation can only grow

[faithhealer]

Only had to travel 20 plus miles a couple of times, both times were customers who had moved so was confident of getting the jobs

[Dave]

I do 40 miles + quite regular.......work is work...

[whitebeam]

All depends how much the job is worth

[Leatherface]

Really depends upon who is telephoning, where they got my number etc !

If it is a recommend and they sound genuine then I will go and travel quite a way for a decent job. But if somebody says" I have a downstairs toilet floor to tile, can you tell me how much it will be to tile it, and they live 30 miles away, then I will give them my day rate plus materials and diesel and tell them that if the price is agreeable to book me in. No way I will travel to look.

[grumpygrouter]

Nairn - Ballater, via Grantown and tomintoul...for a week!!!!

[Leatherface]

Nairn - Ballater, via Grantown and tomintoul...for a week!!!!

Do you mean it took you a week, to go and do a quote ?
Confused ????

[Fekin]

Nairn - Ballater, via Grantown and tomintoul...for a week!!!!

Thing is... most people on here won't have a clue what you just said Grumps

[Leatherface]

Thing is... most people on here won't have a clue what you just said Grumps

Did he have to go on a ferry, then climb up Ben Nevis, them swim over Loch Ness to get there ? Am I on the right track ?

[grumpygrouter]

Did he have to go on a ferry, then climb up Ben Nevis, them swim over Loch Ness to get there ? Am I on the right track ?

Something like that Nick. 68 miles across roads that are ALWAYS closed in winter, windy, lumpy, full of sheep and single track for a part of it! No worked there for a week, thank god it was the summer!!

[whitebeam]

Do you take a survival kit with you grumpy when traveling that sort of route, you could be lost for days in the winter

[Leatherface]

Sounds like a God Forsaken place ! Bet you don't get many Chavs up there then ?

[Dave]

Sounds like a God Forsaken place ! Bet you don't get many Chavs up there then ?

they are all in halifaz...............

[grumpygrouter]

Do you take a survival kit with you grumpy when traveling that sort of route, you could be lost for days in the winter

Funny you should say that! If ever I have to travel down the A9 at this time of year, I ALWAYS carry a sleeping bag.....I kid you not!

[Saltire69]

Could b a referal m8. Would depend how much job was worth.

[grumpygrouter]

Sounds like a God Forsaken place ! Bet you don't get many Chavs up there then ?

Fantastic in the summer Nick.

[Leatherface]

they are all in halifaz...............

Yes, living next door to me !!!!
ho ho

[Leatherface]

Fantastic in the summer Nick.

Was going to say, bet it is an idyllic place to live. One of my best holidays ever was travelling around Scotland, my highlight was four days on the Isle Of Bute, did not want to come home. I am Scottish by birth, was born at the once Cottage Hosptial in Bellshill, 42 years ago. Guess Glasgow has changed no end since !

[BDS]

grumps tomintoul and grantown rings a bell,is it grantown on spey or somat like that ?

[Fred]

London, 20 miles by 20 miles, but 3 hours to travel half of it, so 5 miles............LOL

[graham31]

Could b a referal m8. Would depend how much job was worth.

Not a referal she seen a paper ad i had in before Christmas

[BDS]

40 mile radius as long as the moneys there ie;cover the costs.

[graham31]

40 mile radius as long as the moneys there ie;cover the costs.

prob x3

[grumpygrouter]

grumps tomintoul and grantown rings a bell,is it grantown on spey or somat like that ?

It is indeed BDS.

[brian c]

Graham ,Stirling is not that far m8 and its more experience in quoting for jobs and dealing with customers..but also its tiling experience,if you get the job..so go and have a butchers.

[david campbell]

grumps tomintoul and grantown rings a bell,is it grantown on spey or somat like that ?

thats the kinda dodgy names we give our cheap whisky(scotch to you) before packing it on a lorry down the m74 lol